Steve Pond is TheWrap’s Executive Editor, Awards and has been writing and overseeing awards coverage on the site since 2009. He spent decades writing about film, television, music and the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Premiere, New York Times, Playboy and many other publications. He is the author of the L.A. Times bestseller “The Big Show,” a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Awards based on 15 years of unprecedented access to that show.
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Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
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2020 Emmys Race by the Numbers, From Categories to Voters to Contenders
We have all the statistics on this year’s race
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D’Arcy Carden Hates to Say Goodbye to Janet in ‘The Good Place’: ‘I Miss Her Forever’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “She was a joy in every iteration: Good Janet, Bad Janet, everything in between,” says the actress who played an all-knowing assistant in the afterlife
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw on ‘The Morning Show’ Sexual Assault Story: ‘Women Don’t Want to See Themselves as Victims’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “There is a lot of shame in questioning how much you brought the situation on yourself,” says the actress of her character’s state of mind in the series
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How Natalie Dormer Kept Her 4 Different Roles Straight in ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “Ordinarily I would stay in an American accent entire time — but in this job is there was no point in that, because I was jumping around so much,” the British actress says
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A ‘Hamilton’ Newbie’s Take on the Disney+ Version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Powerful Musical
The filmed stage show feels like a powerful piece of work that has some dazzling moments but goes on for a very long time
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Screen Actors Guild Awards Move 2021 Ceremony to March 14
SAG will also extend the eligibility period by two months, following the lead of the Academy Awards
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Oscars Academy Nails Diversity Goals for Membership, Eligibility Rules Could Be Next
Even as AMPAS reaches the benchmarks set in 2016, the organziation is making dramatic changes to Oscar eligibility to fight bias
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Awkwafina, John David Washington, Florence Pugh Among the 819 Invited to Join Oscars Academy
12 different people associated with the 2020 Best Picture winner “Parasite” were also invited to join
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Carl Reiner Appreciation: A Comic Straight Man Who Knew When to Get Crooked
Reiner also had a very particular, very impressive skill he once showed off on stage at the Directors Guild Awards
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‘The Outpost’ Film Review: War Is Hell in Immersive Combat Movie
Director Rod Lurie’s film is a riveting combat movie that aims to put viewers alongside American soldiers in the midst of one of the bloodiest battles in the long-running war in Afghanistan
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‘Suzi Q’ Film Review: Rock Documentary Makes a Case for Suzi Quatro
The film is an effective, straightforward history lesson of sorts, aimed at restoring the reputation of a woman who has been little more than a footnote in U.S. rock history
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‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’ Film Review: Portrait of Civil Rights Icon Couldn’t Be More Timely
Dawn Porter’s film is partly a straightforward celebration of the civil rights icon, and partly an examination of voter suppression still being used against Black people today
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Oscars Finally Give Agents the Vote
Agents are now classified as Members-at-Large rather than Associate members
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‘Cheer,’ ‘Queer Eye’ Win Top Prizes at Critics Choice Real TV Awards
Other winners include “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Voice” and “The Last Dance”
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‘The Young and the Restless,’ ‘The View,’ ‘Jeopardy’ Win Top Daytime Emmy Awards
Additional winners in a virtual ceremony broadcast on CBS include Kelly Clarkson, Alex Trebek and actors Jason Thompson and Heather Tom
